Coursera Spanish Vcabulary:

Culturel Exprience
Week 1

speak about yourself, family and friends

Introduction to Vocabulary

Sustantivos

la cosa: thing

la cuenta: account

el centro: center

el desarrollo: development

la situacion: situatin

el cambio: change

el nivel: level

la mayorıa: majority

la especie: species

el servicio: service

la empresa: company

la serie: series

el valor: value

la produccıon: production

el mercado: market

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el sector: sector

el dınero: money

la cantidad: quantity

el precios: prices

la frutas: vegetables

la carne: meat

la leche: milk

la compra: purchase

la oferta: offer

Verbos

PROBAR: TO TRY

PONER: TO PLACE,

TO PUT

SABER: TO KNOW

QUERER: TO WANT

PRODUCIR: TO PRODUCE

CONSEGUIR: TO ACCOMPLISH

ABRIR: TO OPEN

INCLUIR: TO INCLUDE

OBTENER: TO OBTAIN

SERVIR: TO SERVE

OFRECER: TO OFFER

PESAR: TO WEIGH

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TRAER: TO BRING

ACEPTAR: TO ACCEPT

METER: TO SCORE

COMPRAR: TO BUY

PEDIR: TO ASK

BEBER: TO DRINK

TOMAR: TO TAKE

Adjectivos

BARATO: CHEAP

CARO: EXPENSIVE

ECONOMICO: ECONOMICAL

SUMADO: ADDED

REBAJADO: LOWERED

ORGANIZADO: ORGANIZED

PROXIMO: NEXT

ANTIGUO: OLD

NUEVO: NEW

GENERAL: GENERAL

ESPECIFICO: SPECIFIC

AGOTADO: EXHAUSTED

ULTIMO: LAST,

LATEST

CLARO: CLEAR

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CONFUSO: CONFUSING

Expresiones

Cuanto: How much

Como: How

Que: What

Donde: Where

Cuando: When

Tan: So

Mejor: Better

Menos: Less

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Introduction to Gramatica

construct questions and polite requests

express likes and dislikes
apply indirect object pronouns correctly
irregular verbs
practice

1. forming questions

QUE COMPRAS? WHAT ARE YOU BUYING?

CUANTO CUESTA? HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?

DONDE ESTA? WHERE IS IT?

A QUIEN/ PARA QUIEN LE COMPRAS LA COSA? FOR WHOM ARE YOU BUYING THE
THING

QUE? WHAT?

CUANTO? HOW MUCH?

DONDE? WHERE?

A QUIEN? TO WHOM/ FOR WHOM?

CUANTO DINERO? HOW MUCH MONEY?

CUANTOS PESOS? HOW MANY PESOS?

CUANTAS MONEDAS? HOW MANY COINS?

CUANTA PLATA? HOW MUCH SILVER/MONEY?

QUE COMPRAS EN EL MERCADO? WHAT ARE YOU BUYING IN THE MARKET

CUANTO CUESTA UN KILO DE TOMATES? HOW MUCH IS A KILO OF TOMATOES

CUANTOS PESOS NECESITAMOS PARA LAS COMPRAS? HOW MANY PESOS DO WE

NEED FOR THE SHOPPING WE’RE DOING TODAY?

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CUANTA PLATA NOOS HACE FALTA PARA LAS COMPRAS? HOW MUCH MONEY DO WE
NEED FOR SHOPPING?

DONDE PUEDO COMPRAR? CARNE WHERE CAN I BUY MEAT?

A QUIEN LE DOY EL DINERO? WHO DO I GIVE THE MONEY TO?

YO SOY VEGETARIANO. PARA QUIEN ES LA CARNE QUE COMPRAS? I AM A

VEGETARIAN. WHO ARE YOU BUYING ALL THIS MEAT?

2. Indirect object pronouns

adjacent to the verb:

-before conjugated verb

-attached to infinitive

*indirect object noun and pronoun can double up for emphasis

*helps specify 3rd person forms: le/les

a usted, a el, a ella, a ellos, a ellas, a ustedes

ındırect object pronoun next to verb: whether or not noun present

yo me

tu te

el/ella/usted le

nosotros nos

vosotros os

ellas/ellos/ustedes les

ME INVITAS UN CAFE?

ME INVITAS A MI?

ARE YOU INVITING ME TO COFFEE?

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SI, TE INVITO UN CAFE

TE INVITO UN CAFE A TI

YES, I AM INVITING YOU TO COFFEE

LES INVITAMOS UN CAFE?

LES INVITAMOS UN CAFE A USTEDES?

DO WE INVITE YOU TO COFFEE?

SI, PUEDEN INVITARNOS UN CAFE

YES, YOU CAN INVITE US TO COFFEE.

EL CAMARERO LE SIRVE UN CAFE A MI MUJER

THE WAITER SERVES A COFFEE TO MY WIFE

3. expressing likes and dislikes

GUSTAR to be pleasing, to like

INTERESAR to be interesting

ENCANTAR to delight

FASCINAR to fascinate

IMPORTAR to be important

FALTAR to need

HACER FALTA to be lacking

PREOCUPAR to worry

MOLESTAR to bother or bug

PARECER to appear or seem

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ME GUSTA TOMAR CAFE

ME GUSTA= person involved, indirect object pronoun

TOMAR CAFE= subject

Me gustan los melones. I like melons.

¿A tí te gusta el melón? Do you like melon?

¿A usted le gustan los melones? Do you like melons?

Les gusta la fruta a los mexicanos. Mexicans like fruit.

Me importa la calidad de la comida. Food quality is important to me.

¿Te preocupa el precio? Are you worried about the price?

Nos parece muy caro el precio. The price seems to high to us.

¿Os encanta la plaza central de Mérida? Do you all like the central plaza?

¿Te falta algo? Do you need anything?

Sí, me hace falta un café. Yes, I need a coffee.

No les molesta el calor a los yucatecos. The Yucatan people are not bothered by the
heat.

Notice that these verbs always agree in the third person with the thing that is causing the
sensation or the action. Be careful using the first or the second person with a verb like
gustar, to be pleasing, implies a sexual connotation.

4. making requests politely

PODER to be able to

QUERER to want

ME PONES UN CAFE?

WOULD YOU BRING ME A COFFEE?

PUEDES PONERME UN CAFE?

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CAN YOU PLEASE BRING ME A COFFEE?

NOS QUIERE TRAER MAS AGUA?

CAN YOU PLEASE BRING US MORE WATER?

PUEDE USTED TRAERLE UN CAFE A MI MUJER?

CAN YOU PLEASE BRING MY WIFE A COFFEE?

ME PONE UN CAFE CON LECHE POR FAVOR?

BRING ME A CAFE LATTE PLEASE?

QUIERES PONERLES OTRO VASO DE LECHE A MIS NINOS?

CAN YOU PLEASE BRING MY CHILDREN ANOTHER GLASS OF MILK?

5. more irregular verbs

e=ie

o=ue

QUERER

yo quiero

tu quieres

el/ella/usted quiere

nosotros queremos

vosotros quereis

ellas/ellos/ustedes quieren

COSTAR

yo cuesto

tu cuestas

el/ella/usted cuesta

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nosotros costamos

vosotros costais

ellas/ellos/ustedes cuestan

e=i

PEDIR

yo pido

tu pides

el/ella/usted pide

nosotros pedimos

vosotros pedıs

ellas/ellos/ustedes piden

REPETIR to repeat

COMPETIR to compete

CORREGIR to correct

CONSEGUIR to obtain

DECIR

!! yo digo

tu dices

el/ella/usted dice

nosotros decimos

vosotros decıs

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ellas/ellos/ustedes dicen

QUE ME DICES? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

Caer TO FALL

Yo caigo

Tú caes

él cae

caemos

caéis

caen

Traer TO BRING

Yo traigo

tú traes

él trae

Oír TO HEAR

Yo oigo

tú oyes

él oye

Producir TO PRODUCE

Yo Produzco

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Produces

produce

producimos

producís

producen

Conducir TO DRIVE

Yo conduzco

tú conduces

Traducir TO TRANSLATE

Yo traduzco

tú traduces

Ir TO GO

Yo Voy, vas, va, vamos, vais, van

Dar TO GIVE

Doy, das, da, damos, dais, dan.

Voy al mercado con mis amigos.

Le doy 15 pesos por un melón.

6. useful expressions

Pasarlo bien/Pasar un buen rato

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TO HAVE A GOOD TIME

Dar un paseo

TO GO FOR A WALK

Dar gato por liebre.

TO FOOL SOMEONE

Quedar con los amigos.

TO MAKE A DATE WITH FRIENDS

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